The objective of the paper is to introduce a new model capable of modeling both Time Petri Nets (TPNs) and Networks of Timed Automata (NTA). We called it Clock Transition System (CTS). This new model incorporates the advantages of the structure of Petri nets, while introducing explicitly the concept of clocks. Transitions in the network can be guarded by an expression on the clocks and reset a ...

The hallmark of Network Text Analysis (NTA) is the creation of semantic networks or concept maps from linguistic data. Its key insight—one borrowed from studies in Social Network Analysis—is that the position of concepts within such networks reveals vital information about the meaning of the text as a whole. A second hallmark of NTA is that the structure and size of a network are independent of...

Intracellular delivery of functional macromolecules using peptide transduction domains (PTDs) is an exciting technology with both experimental and therapeutic applications. Recent data indicate that PTD-mediated transduction occurs via fluid-phase macropinocytosis involving an intracellular pH drop to approximately 5. Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)-coordinated metals avidly bind hexahistidine-tagg...

N-terminal acetylation (NTA) catalysed by N-terminal acetyltransferases (Nats) is among the most common protein modifications in eukaryotes, but its significance is still enigmatic. Here we characterize the plant NatA complex and reveal evolutionary conservation of NatA biochemical properties in higher eukaryotes and uncover specific and essential functions of NatA for development, biosynthetic...

Widely used anthropogenic chelating agents EDTA and NTA are ubiquitous in wastewaters and natural waters. Chelating agents may enhance the mobility of heavy metals and radionuclides or increase eutrophication. Biodegradation of these chelates may reduce metal mobility, offering a remediation solution. Formation of metabolic intermediates was previously reported during the biodegradation of EDTA...

in this research complexation of dioxovanadium(v) with nitrilotriacetic acid (nta) at differentionic strengths (0.1 to 1.0 mol dm-3) of sodium perchlorate as supporting electrolyte and ph rangeof 1.00-2.50 at 25 °c has been investigated by a combination of potentiometric and uvspectrophotometric measurements. stability constants of two species, v0211l- and vo2h2l havebeen calculated. ionic stre...

The polypeptide release factor (eRF1) gene was cloned from rabbit and its overexpression and purification system was established in parallel with that of the eRF1 gene of Tetrahymena thermophila that has been cloned recently in this laboratory. The rabbit eRF1 (Ra-eRF1) is composed of 437 amino acids and is completely identical to human eRF1 though 3% distinct in the nucleotide sequence. This i...

OBJECTIVES Brucella spp. are facultative intracellular pathogens which can stay alive and multiply in professional and nonprofessional phagocytes. Immunity against Brucella melitensis involves antigen-specific CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells activation and humoral immune responses. Due to negative aspects of live attenuated vaccines, much attention has been focused on finding Brucella-protective anti...